11 I do this for myself, for my own sake.I will not let people speak evil against me,and I will not let some god take my glory.
12 “People of Jacob, listen to me.People of Israel, I have called you to be my people.I am God;I am the beginning and the end.
13 I made the earth with my own hands.With my right hand I spread out the skies.When I call them,they come together before me.”
14 All of you, come together and listen.None of the gods said these things would happen.The Lord has chosen someoneto attack the Babylonians;he will carry out his wishes against Babylon.
15 “I have spoken; I have called him.I have brought him, and I will make him successful.
16 Come to me and listen to this.From the beginning I have spoken openly.From the time it began, I was there.”Now, the Lord Godhas sent me with his Spirit.
17 This is what the Lord, who saves you,the Holy One of Israel, says:“I am the Lord your God,who teaches you to do what is good,who leads you in the way you should go.